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> [citation needed] The poster you replied to may have been thinking of US court decisions related to the legality of politicians blocking members of the publi
by gnfargbl 5y ago
> [citation needed]
The poster you replied to may have been thinking of US court decisions related to the legality of politicians blocking members of the public, when those politicians are speaking in their official capacity [1][2]. That doesn't quite seem to be the same thing as "the public has a right to access official government communications on social media".
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_First_Amendment_Institute_v._Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_First_Amendment_Institu...
[2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/02/can-government-officials-block-you-social-media-new-decision-makes-law-murkier https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/02/can-government-officia...
- encryptluks2 5y agoYes I was but the way that I interpreted the ruling was that thr public has the right to access official government communications from social media.